Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to record his roommate's sexual encounters, was a 'kid who had an experience that he wasn't ready for', his lead attorney Steven Altman told the jury in a New Brunswick, NJ courtroom on Tuesday. Arthur J Pais reports
Arthur J Pais reports from the New Brunswick, New Jersey court room.
The Hunger Games DVD is out, and it looks good, writes Arthur J Pais.
In the fifth part of the series on Indian Americans who won the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships, Arthur J Pais profiles Rina Thomas, daughter of Indian immigrant doctors settled in New Orleans.
In the fourth part of the series on Indian Americans who won Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships, Arthur J Pais profiles Vineet Singal, who is doing his to make this world a healthier place.
In the second part of the series on Indian-Americans who won the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, Arthur J Pais profiles Indra Sen, who through his own programme is waking up Americans to the plight of Palestinian children in refugee camps.
Friends with Kids is one of the best films to hit the home market in recent weeks, writes Arthur J Pais.
Arthur J Pais profiles this year's Truman Scholars.
Arthur J Pais remembers the late superstar and a bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label that he found waiting in his Chennai hotel room, a gift from the late legend, as he prepared to meet a writer.
How well do they track your health goals and achievements?
The ongoing trial of 20-year-old student Dharun Ravi, charged of a hate crime, has attracted immense media attention. Arthur J Pais reports from the court room
Soon after a Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi committed suicide jumping off from a bridge in New York in September 2010, the long time gay activist William Dobbs, who has been featured in several publications including The New York Times wrote a letter to The Chronicle of Higher Learning. Rediff.com's Arthur J Pais talks to him
Keeping her personal tragedies under the wrap, Kiran is an ordinary Indian who energises her environment in a way that inspires many.
Playwright Lloyd Suh's new play Jesus In India gives an account of Jesus Christ's India sojourn between the ages of 18 and 30.
The new social and political order calls for a reorganisation; but it is no guarantee for effective administration. We present a Business Standard debate where two experts have put forth their views.
Future of millions of Tibetans around the world will depend on who takes his place as the spiritual leader, says Nitin Pai
'In the absence of hostile or malafide intents (politically speaking), it is best to agree to pursue the matter soberly in courts of law. Fattening lawyers is far more conducive to international peace than agitating politicians,' says Nitin Pai.
More than 500 rally in Trenton, New Jersey, in favour of no prison time for ex-Rutgers student Dharun Ravi convicted of a hate crime, reports Arthur J Pais.
The murders of Indian students in the United States in the last few years has been a reason of worry for not only students but also their parents in India. Arthur J Pais reports
Colombia striker Teofilo Gutierrez has been voted South America's footballer of the year and their Argentine coach Jose Pekerman the best coach for the third time in a row.
Arthur J Pais predicts the Oscar nominations.
The chief cause of the unpreparedness of India's armed forces is a lack of reform in defence procurement. To change, some long-held beliefs must be abandoned, says Nitin Pai
At this point, it is crucial to think of solutions that will help flatten the curve and also generate income, says Pratyush Banerjee.
Misery and insult have accompanied the family of Salman Hamdani, who died while trying to rescue survivors during the 9/11 strikes. His mother Talat has spent the last 10 years fighting discrimination and misbelieves over 'Islamophobia' in the US. This should not happen anywhere, especially not in my son Salman's America, she tells India Abroad's Arthur J Pais.
'Food is a moral lightning rod. It is intricately bound into our rituals, from the more formal ones such as weddings to our more everyday ones such as feeding a family member or giving food to the poor,' says Professor Harris Solomon.
The novel has an ambiguous ending, but in the film the man becomes a saint and risks his life as he goes on a fast. He just cannot let down the thousands of people who have faith in him... Arthur J Pais reveals little known facts about Dev Anand's film, Guide.
Mohit Agrawal had previously turned down the final Rhodes interview previously and vied for the Mitchell scholarship, the Irish version of Rhodes because he thought studying in Ireland would be more exciting than being in the United Kingdom on a Rhodes Scholarship. Here's his journey.
Meet Indian-American Aysha Bagchi who is perhaps the most traveled of the 32 Rhodes Scholars for 2012. She shares her journey here.
A Stanford professor spearheads an innovative campaign for bone marrow donations, discovers Arthur J Pais.
Infosys Technologies, India's second largest information technology services firm, has discontinued some of its loan schemes for employees.
External, economic or ethnic, the sources of vulnerability are getting worse, and China's leaders do not have a switch to turn these off, writes Nitin Pai
NRI demand would help offset the liquidity problem, which is presently affecting realty sales.
This one's a career-making performance for both actor Ryan Reynolds and director Daniel Espinosa.
Filmmaker Tarsem Singh is ready with a new 3D adventure film titled Immortals starring Mickey Rourke, Freida Pinto, Kellan Lutz among others.
Madrid hailed as 'Masters of the Universe' after crushing Juve
Infosys Technologies will soon induct two of its top executives to its board, to fill the vacancies left by the resignations of human resources and administration director Mohandas Pai and co-founder K Dinesh.
Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano accepted a one-year prison sentence for tax evasion on Thursday as part of a plea bargain, Spanish media reported, although he is unlikely to serve time in jail. The 31-year-old Argentina international, who joined Barca in August 2010, pleaded guilty last year to defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of more than 1.5 million euros by concealing earnings from his image rights by using companies set up in the United States and Portugal.
Arthur J Pais wonders why the evergreen legend did not make brilliant films even in his old age, like some of his peers in the West.
The $100 million film is poised to become a box office hit.
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